News Alert: Scientists say Amazon, world’s largest rainforest, is at a tipping point, may begin turning into savanna, unleashing carbon stores

Experts say that continued deforestation and other fast-moving changes in the Amazon threaten to turn parts of the tropical landscape into savanna, devastate wildlife and release billions of tons of carbon into the atmosphere unless more is done to protect the region. The Amazon is not the only major climate system that scientists say has reached the precipice of uncharted change. Considering the recent news that the Arctic permafrost is thawing more quickly than expected and that Greenland's ice sheet is melting fast, scientists say key regions of Earth are facing unprecedented changes as climate change intensifies.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     News Alert Dec 20, 2:16 PM     Scientists say Amazon, world's largest rainforest, is at a tipping point, may begin turning into savanna, unleashing carbon stores Experts say that continued deforestation and other fast-moving changes in the Amazon threaten to turn parts of the tropical landscape into savanna, devastate wildlife and release billions of tons of carbon into the atmosphere unless more is done to protect the region. The Amazon is not the only major climate system that scientists say has reached the precipice of uncharted change. Considering the recent news that the Arctic permafrost is thawing more quickly than expected and that Greenland's ice sheet is melting fast, scientists say key regions of Earth are facing unprecedented changes as climate change intensifies. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2019 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071